tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.comments2018-12-17T21:23:16.197-06:00The Art of Being ConflictedCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comBlogger8207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-12599200040657387752017-01-13T15:12:43.513-06:002017-01-13T15:12:43.513-06:00My phone doesn&#39;t play nice with your blog, so ...My phone doesn&#39;t play nice with your blog, so I turn to my computer. I guess I am not the only one who is right out of the gate... Sometime... Hee. I hate to say it, I sort of resemble the remark of the pageant cartoon. Ahem. Oh, well. <br /><br />Baking and Barbeque... Oh, dear. That makes me very tempted to see where you live. Do you need anyone to adopt? :) Wait a minute, I said something about LOSING pounds... Better luck next year.<br /><br />Cleaning is a continuing thing for me at the moment, I just took 5 large bags of &#39;stuff&#39; to the charity, told them more was coming. At the moment, they are smiling at this. I will probably be taking &#39;stuff&#39; in, until there is that odd twitch that people get in the left eye... You know, it&#39;s that or scream in utmost terror...<br /><br />Cat Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085463730809297977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-34473912075086149122017-01-06T20:23:50.005-06:002017-01-06T20:23:50.005-06:00Hi! Well, on the computer again, (phone&#39;s fin...Hi! Well, on the computer again, (phone&#39;s fine, but it doesn&#39;t like blogs...?) So, you love shopping just about the way I do. Marginally better than teeth cleaning, or cleaning the cat box. But not by a lot. I did have the majority of my shopping done in December. Late December. But I didn&#39;t decorate much, and the biggest thing was to make sure I had all the stuff for Christmas Dinner. I hopefully will also be seeing your blog posts again, long story short, it was sending the notifications to the wrong email address... eep. <br />CatCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085463730809297977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-48183853690874718572015-06-22T15:07:59.661-05:002015-06-22T15:07:59.661-05:00I know I sent a reply your way...where did it disa...I know I sent a reply your way...where did it disappear to??? I am finding a few things with my blog aren&#39;t working quite right since my relaunch. <br /><br />I am so glad you are back, as well. I really love your sense of humor.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-50918594493908869372015-06-22T14:52:07.535-05:002015-06-22T14:52:07.535-05:00Lady Jewels...so nice to see your name come across...Lady Jewels...so nice to see your name come across my blog. I had the best intentions to only take a couple (or few) months off but then got started on some new projects. It remains unclear at this point, how often I will post but I have missed visiting with all of you. I guess I will see &quot;what works&quot; as I get back into the habit of blog writing and reading.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-92195916246356979652015-06-21T20:49:27.838-05:002015-06-21T20:49:27.838-05:00Yay, you&#39;re back!!!
I had the two months of D...Yay, you&#39;re back!!!<br /><br />I had the two months of Dec and Jan off and have done that for two years in a row and it&#39;s so good to get off the pc and not worry about getting out a blog post. That&#39;s why I decided to just post on Fridays now, Aus time, and it&#39;s been great. No hassles, only need one or several things to talk about, have days off to do other things, like take mum to doctors, or just work on new books and web things. It&#39;s great to take time off.Lady Jewels Divanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-69870009178111345732015-06-21T18:27:01.912-05:002015-06-21T18:27:01.912-05:00nice modified photonice modified photolislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-7579052239807994782015-06-21T17:34:59.105-05:002015-06-21T17:34:59.105-05:00I think maybe the &quot;non-schedule&quot; is the ...I think maybe the &quot;non-schedule&quot; is the way to go. I found that trying to post a certain number of times a week, added pressure that could be avoided by bogging when I am inspired and time allows. <br /><br />I hope all is well with you. I will get back to reading blogs this week so I am sure I will catch up with you. My sarcasm and cynicism are growing like the weeds in a garden. I try to pluck them out and replace with &quot;nothing but pleasantness&quot; but they keep coming back. <br /><br />So nice to hear from you. Thanks!Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-53024736817763954232015-06-20T21:48:35.824-05:002015-06-20T21:48:35.824-05:00Oh the many things I did while I took a short 3-4 ...Oh the many things I did while I took a short 3-4 week blog break. Actually, I&#39;m different blogger now. No, make that an indifferent blogger. &quot;Whenever&quot; is my new non-schedule. Oh, I did hit the beach while I was off and it was sandy. I give you a willpower high-five for going a whole year without posting. Welcome back and I sure hope you have perfected and pumped-up your sarcasm and wit. Your posts were always good reads.lislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-50564852312582980282015-06-19T18:50:54.590-05:002015-06-19T18:50:54.590-05:00Great to see you back! I took a year off too and r...Great to see you back! I took a year off too and returned a few months ago. Like you, I may not have done anything new and exciting during my break, but it did feel good to reevaluate things.Just Keepin' It Real Folksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-87682054375317738432014-06-25T08:27:45.292-05:002014-06-25T08:27:45.292-05:00Hi Bud! Everything is fine. I seem to be at a cr...Hi Bud! Everything is fine. I seem to be at a crossroads of sorts. Decided to take some time away from the computer to spend time with face-to-face friends, do some reading (other than blogs) and revisit some other hobbies that I have neglected. I intend on coming back but I recognize that I was spending way too much time sitting in front of a computer screen and have to find a healthy balance. <br />Hope things are going well with you and Muri. I haven&#39;t been keeping up with everyones blogs but hubby left on a trip yesterday so in the next few days, I plan on reading some blogs to see what is going on in everyone&#39;s life.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-71977175483997140702014-06-23T22:40:45.662-05:002014-06-23T22:40:45.662-05:00So, my friend, where are you? I hope everything i...So, my friend, where are you? I hope everything is OK. Now that Top Sites Tuesday has been retired, I&#39;m hoping to see you back here soon.oldereyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-45955433846537352282014-06-20T11:49:13.587-05:002014-06-20T11:49:13.587-05:00Nothing wrong with a good break. I just hope you ...Nothing wrong with a good break. I just hope you don&#39;t quit. Your Tuesday posts are entertaining and educational to read.lislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-74677240868341271022014-06-20T09:37:05.418-05:002014-06-20T09:37:05.418-05:00Hi Robyn. I am well and keeping quite busy. How ...Hi Robyn. I am well and keeping quite busy. How is your spring..summer going? I have taken some time off of blogging (both reading and writing just for a few weeks to get some projects done and spend some time with family but hope to get back reading and writing in the next week or so.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-64211267157386322002014-06-20T09:34:59.196-05:002014-06-20T09:34:59.196-05:00I hope to be back posting in the next week or so. ...I hope to be back posting in the next week or so. Hubby came home for a bit before having to travel again and I am just staying off the computer. Blogging is a great time killer when I am here with nothing much to do but I don&#39;t like to play on the computer at the expense of real interaction with people. I still am struggling to find balance between the two. I, also hope to get back to reading blogs. Sorry that I have been so MIA in your blog&#39;s comment section.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-51732417661022470882014-06-19T19:59:44.290-05:002014-06-19T19:59:44.290-05:00I&#39;m glad you have access to such healing means...I&#39;m glad you have access to such healing means of therapy. Your neighbor is just jealous. Hope you&#39;re well and stay well, Cheryl.Robyn Engelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-74118299912260674372014-06-18T18:26:16.868-05:002014-06-18T18:26:16.868-05:00Hot town Summer in the City back of my neck gettin...Hot town Summer in the City back of my neck gettin&#39; dirt n gritty. Been down isn&#39;t it a pity. Doesn&#39;t seem to be a post on your blog. Yeah that doesn&#39;t rhyme. Hey are you going to have time for a post?lislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-86372061453663937562014-06-17T17:57:12.937-05:002014-06-17T17:57:12.937-05:00E-gad! I never seem to get these replies. I came...E-gad! I never seem to get these replies. I came back for a mother read and found this. sooooo We move in August, and she did finally find a house. The yard is 100% grass. Well, except for the areas covered in concrete. Not even one single tree... OY. I&#39;ll have my work cut out for me.ravenjanedohnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-49563348362027920932014-06-15T08:17:59.587-05:002014-06-15T08:17:59.587-05:00I totally understand the costs involved. Gardenin...I totally understand the costs involved. Gardening isn&#39;t necessarily an inexpensive hobby anymore. I am particularly bad at not being able to say &quot;enough is enough&quot;. The only thing keeping us solvent is the small amount of land I have to work with (at least as far as my personal little gardens...I don&#39;t have any input on the farming...which is gardening on a big scale) <br /><br />Poison Ivy...yikes!!!! I hope you aren&#39;t overly sensitive to it. My husband can get a rash from wind driven spores. If it weren&#39;t for his extreme sensitivity, I might think it would be fun to mess with my neighbors and plant a few plants in the fence row. Aren&#39;t I mean???Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-45331358009928679022014-06-12T20:17:57.024-05:002014-06-12T20:17:57.024-05:00I love summer vegetable gardening... sadly I just ...I love summer vegetable gardening... sadly I just haven&#39;t had the money these last two years to get the soil, the plants... the whole nine yards. But one day I&#39;ll get back to it. I miss those fresh cucumbers and tomatoes!!!! Your last picture absolutely cracked me up!<br /><br />This year the neighbors are certainly mad at me... as I have a garden full of poison ivy!Katherine Murrayhttp://www.shoot-me-now.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-31318473735859327862014-06-06T14:18:30.917-05:002014-06-06T14:18:30.917-05:00She is a gem all right...rough cut and not at all ...She is a gem all right...rough cut and not at all bright and shiny. She bought a new car just as her driveway needed to be redone. As the concrete takes 10 days to cure before she can drive on it, she is parking on my drive. I am worthy this week (and next) to be her neighbor (albeit a crazy gardener). <br />Is your move coming up soon? Did your mother find a house?Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-41167723806784264222014-06-04T00:45:20.445-05:002014-06-04T00:45:20.445-05:00Your neighbor sounds like a real gem, but I do lik...Your neighbor sounds like a real gem, but I do like the one going for clover, crabgrass and dandelions .. I have lots of those.<br />I usually can&#39;t stay away from getting a garden going, but since we&#39;re moving this year (and since planting a vegetable garden in posts is nearly impossible here) I am doing everything I can to keep from throwing down a few seeds and chanting &quot;Grow, Grow, GROW!&quot;<br />Us northwesters also run into the sun when it decides to come out; enjoy it!ravenjanedohnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-30325400067054227622014-05-30T15:01:42.909-05:002014-05-30T15:01:42.909-05:00There are times that it just wouldn&#39;t be worth...There are times that it just wouldn&#39;t be worth the fight. If I felt like it was a losing battle due to neighbors and/or weather, I wouldn&#39;t want to mess with it either. There have been years where hail or drought wiped my garden out and I just let it go. There is always next year. <br />We have thought about going into a maintenance provided community at some point. I think that there will be a time that I am ready to not work this hard for the sake of gardening. <br />Thanks...some pictures are more fun to do than others. I had fun putting bib overalls on Crabby Pants where she is laying down. That was a challenge.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-11026932407636569672014-05-30T14:57:58.460-05:002014-05-30T14:57:58.460-05:00Are you laughing at my tragedy? My poor little ph...Are you laughing at my tragedy? My poor little phone &quot;fried&quot; during an update. I considered doing my post on the hours spent at the Genius Bar at the Apple store while the poor little thing was resurrected. I don&#39;t know if they are actual geniuses over there but perhaps they are miracle workers that can bring dead phones back to life. <br />Yes, I would agree that gardening is often hard work. I think in past generations when people were forced to garden to have food, they weren&#39;t needing to visit the 24 Hour Fitness as we tend to do today. My grandmother still had a huge garden when she was nearly 100.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-64959795455213577422014-05-30T14:51:40.500-05:002014-05-30T14:51:40.500-05:00I understand how gardening wouldn&#39;t be everyon...I understand how gardening wouldn&#39;t be everyone&#39;s cup of tea. It seems there are more relaxing endeavors that one could persue as a hobby. I think that love of gardening was passed to me from my grandmother who gardened up into her late 90&#39;s. Her gardens were magnificent. <br />You have said in the past that your husband does the yard work. Does he garden and if so...does he enjoy it?<br />Even though I think my flower beds are quite pretty, other people&#39;s gardens always look better to me. Most of my friends say the same thing. Gardens are always prettier if you don&#39;t do the work. You might have the right idea. Enjoy the gardens of others.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-5373756412049231292014-05-30T10:42:38.878-05:002014-05-30T10:42:38.878-05:00Fellow Overly Manic Gardener checking in here.
I ...Fellow Overly Manic Gardener checking in here.<br /><br />I don&#39;t have a yard, so I can&#39;t even make my exterior look pretty. I live in a townhouse, so I have about a 10 foot patch of dead grass and a bunch of awful flowers that the HOA takes care of. And by &quot;take care of&quot; I mean they pay a bunch of immigrants who don&#39;t give a crap to weed whacker everything into a basic shape, even if that means decapitating flower heads and leaving the plant dead as a doornail.<br /><br />I, however, am hardcore with my gardening. I garden year round, so when my plants aren&#39;t out in pots on the balcony, I have a spare room in my house devoted just to my veggies and fruits, utilizing the best technology that marijuana growers can provide. Those guys may be lazy and a little weird, but they sure know how to grow a mean set of plants without using a lot of electricity!abeerfortheshowernoreply@blogger.com